UAB Blazers vs Liberty Flames Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 09/10/2022

Game Time: 6:00 pm ET, Saturday, September 10, 2022

Venue:  Williams Stadium, Lynchburg, VA

Where to Watch:  ESPN+

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  UAB -6, Liberty +6; Over/Under:  50 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  UAB -6.5, Liberty +6.5; Over/Under:  50 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  UAB -6.5, Liberty +6.5; Over/Under:  50.5 points

 

UAB Blazers:  1-0 (2nd place, C-USA West)

Liberty Flames:  1-0 (2nd place, FBS Independents)

 

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UAB Blazers:  won their last game at home against the Alabama A&M Bulldogs 59-0.

Liberty Flames:  won their last game on the road against the Southern Miss Golden Eagles in overtime 29-27.

 

UAB is entering this game with a 1-0 record overall to start their college football season and they will be playing their 1st road game of the season here. They won against the Alabama A&M Bulldogs in their last game at home 59-0. Dylan Hopkins started that game at QB and he completed 13/18 passes for 191 yards and 1 touchdown. Jermaine Brown Jr. led the team in rushing with 114 yards and 1 TD on 10 rushing attempts. Tejhaun Palmer led the team in receiving with 57 yards on 4 receptions. Reynard Ellis led the defense in that game with 4 solo tackles and 2 assisted tackles. Grayson Cash, Kyle Harrell, and Reise Collier all led the team in sacks with 1 each while Jaylen Key and Mac McWilliams each came away with 1 interception for them in that one.

 

 

 

Liberty is entering this game with a 1-0 record overall to start their college football season and they will be playing their 1st home game of the season. They won against the Southern Miss Golden Eagles in their last game on the road 29-27. Kaidon Salter started that game at QB and he completed 8/13 passes for 148 yards, 2 touchdowns, and 1 interception. Kaidon Salter led the team in rushing with 65 yards on 9 rushing attempts. Demario Douglas led the team in receiving with 97 yards and 2 TDs on 5 receptions. Mike Smith Jr. led the defense in that game with 4 solo tackles and 4 assisted tackles. Stephens Sings V led the defense in sacks with 1 while Mike Smith Jr., Durrell Johnson, and Kobe Singleton all came away with 1 interception each for them in that one.

The current betting odds have Liberty listed as a 6 point underdog in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Liberty just had a very close win in their last game but they came away with the win in OT and they still moved the ball well on offense. They lost Malik Willis to the NFL this year but they have filled the hole and will be looking to pick up where they left off last year. Liberty also crushed this UAB team last year on the road and now they get to be at home for this game. UAB didn't have a great season last year as they fell to UTSA in their division and did not even end up in their conference finals. They were so bad at the beginning of the year they had to fire their coach and now have a new system here under 1st year head coach Vincent. UAB looked good in their last game but it will be a lot harder for them to move the ball here on the road against a better team and they will not be able to throw the ball on this defense like they have been doing. Liberty will keep this game very close with a chance to win it themselves here in their home opener. The best way to place a bet here is on Liberty to cover the spread in this game.

 

UAB Liberty Prediction:  Our NCAAF Pick for Saturday, September 10, 2022 (6:00 pm ET start time) is Liberty 31 UAB 28.

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UAB Blazers: 4-15 ATS as a road favorite of 7 points or less. 15-10 UNDER as a road favorite. 12-4 UNDER in a road game where the total is between 49.5 and 52. 

Liberty Flames: 40-20 ATS in all games. 22-8 ATS as an underdog. 16-9 UNDER as an underdog.

 

 

UAB Blazers:  D. McBride (RB) Prob Sat - Illness. T. Shropshire (WR) Prob Sat - Undisclosed.

Liberty Flames:  C. Brewer (QB) Late Oct - Thumb T. Green (RB) Ques Sat - Undisclosed C. Daniels (WR) Out indefinitely - Knee

 

 

"I'm a routine guy, all the way up to the night before the game, how we play about the game in our minds as a staff. It's like a rehearsal going into it. Everything is kind of on point, just staying in our routine of what we do here, what we've done here. All of our traditions, all of our routines here, it's the same." - Bryant Vincent on his team’s preparation coming into this season.

 

 

“Excited to work with JB, Kaidon, Nate, and Kent (Austin) to try and figure it all out as to what gives us the best chance to win football games, that’s what this week has been about offensively. I’ve got a game plan for all three. I’ve got a game plan for Nate, game plan for JB, game plan for Kaidon. We’re still working through exactly what that might look like.” - Hugh Freeze on his QB situation for this week.

 

 

 

WR Shropshire, Trea

WR Palmer, Tejhaun

WR Rudolph, Samario 

TE Damous, Bryce

QB Hopkins, Dylan

RB McBride, DeWayne 

 

WR Frith, Noah

WR Snead, Caleb

WR Douglas, Demario 

TE Jackson, Jerome

QB Bennett, Johnathan

RB Hunter, Dae Dae 

 

 

Passing: D. Hopkins (191)

Rushing: J. Brown Jr. (114)

Receiving: T. Palmer (57)

Touchdowns: L. Witherspoon (2)

 

Passing: K. Salter (148)

Rushing: K. Salter (65)

Receiving: D. Douglas (97)

Touchdowns: D. Douglas (2)

 

Coaches:

UAB Blazers: Bryant Vincent (1st season)

Liberty Flames: Hugh Freeze (4th season)